In Changyi City, Cao Cao's mood was not at all relaxed, especially after learning that the Xuzhou army was approaching Rencheng, which made him feel the urgency of the situation.

At present, there are 20,000 troops in Changyi, which is the last hole card for Cao Cao to fight against Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, if Cao Ren can block Yuan Shu's army in Dingtao, there is still room for redemption, otherwise Cao Cao will be greeted by a crushing defeat after entering Yanzhou.

When troubled times come, turf is the most important, which Cao Cao has a deep understanding of, with turf, can calmly develop their own strength, and more people will be willing to follow him.

If Yanzhou is lost, it will not only become a lost dog, but also lose the capital to fight with the princes.

"Zhongde, now that Yanzhou has been decided, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are leading the army to come violently, what should I do?" Cao Cao set his sights on Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu was not well-known in Yanzhou before, and when he was fighting against the Yellow Turban, he was exposed, but Cheng Yu also had a blade of character, and in the face of Liu Dai's conquest, he did not take office, but only gave Liu Dai some suggestions, this is because he saw that Liu Dai could not make a big difference in Yanzhou.

But in Cao Cao's body, Cheng Yu saw hope.

Therefore, in the face of Cao Cao's appointment, Cheng Yu directly agreed.

"Lord, Yuan Shu has an army of 50,000 under his command, and Lu Bu has an army of 20,000 under his command, all of them are coercing Yanzhou, and the strength of both sides is not weak, General Cao Ren won a victory in Dingtao, which made the soldiers in the army excited, and Yuan Shu wanted to break through Dingtao in a short time, it was not easy." Cheng Yu said: "From the perspective of his subordinates, if he drives the Xuzhou army out of Yanzhou first, once the Xuzhou army retreats, it will be difficult for Yuan Shu to make great achievements." ”

Cao Cao said: "Lu Bu is brave and good at fighting, and the elite cavalry under his command will repel the Xuzhou army, how easy is it to say?" ”

"The Xuzhou army came from afar, 20,000 troops were fighting, and the grain and grass consumed were not a few, and Lu Bu must have some precautions against Yuan Shu, the lord can secretly buy the strategists around Yuan Shu, and persuade Yuan Shu to take advantage of the emptiness of Xuzhou to raid Xuzhou, and the lord can send elites to investigate the Xuzhou army grain road." Cheng Yu said.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, Cheng Yu's strategy made him see the hope of victory against Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, people are ambitious, Yuan Shu's performance is particularly obvious, will Yuan Shu let Lu Bu grow stronger in Xuzhou? I'm afraid that Yuan Shu has long had the intention of annexing Xuzhou, but he just lacks an opportunity.

"In the words of Zhongde." Cao Cao nodded.

Cheng Yu said: "In fact, in the hands of the lord, there is one person who is enough to affect the current situation in Xuzhou. ”

"Tao Qian?"

"Exactly, Tao Qian appointed the Xuzhou assassin for the imperial court, who has been an official in Xuzhou for many years, and has won the hearts of the people, and many officials in Xuzhou must support Tao Qian, Lu Bu raided Pengcheng and defeated Tao Qian's army, Tao Qian and Lu Bu have a deep hatred, and secretly ordered someone to send Tao Qian back to Xuzhou, and win over the officials in Xuzhou, which may be of great use." Cheng Yu said.

&.comsp; Cao Cao pondered for a moment and nodded, "In this case, it depends on what kind of means Tao Qian has after returning to Xuzhou, if Tao Qian dies in Xuzhou, it can only be said that Tao Qian's luck is not good." ”

Cao Cao is not a good man and a woman, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu have already affected the safety of Yanzhou, if this disaster cannot be resolved, Cao Cao will be greeted by Tao Qian, he is not willing to give up the power in his hands.

"The lord is wise." Cheng Yu arched his hand and said, in such a situation, if you take too much care of others, you will fall into a quagmire, and when it is unusual, you should take extraordinary measures.

"The generals of the herald army came to discuss the matter of fighting against Lu Bu and Yuan Shu." Cao Cao said.

&; With Cheng Yu on the side, Cao Cao's pressure has been reduced a lot, which is also the role of a resourceful person.

As a monarch, there are many things to worry about, and it is impossible to do everything in detail, and the reminder of the strategist by his side can prevent the monarch from making mistakes.

This time the crisis in Yanzhou is more powerful than the Qingzhou Yellow Turban ravaging Yanzhou, especially some generals in the Yanzhou army who have seen Lu Bu's strong and strong fears of the Xuzhou army.

After the generals in the army gathered, Cao Cao said: "Lu Bu has 20,000 soldiers to invade Yanzhou, and this is the time when Yanzhou lives and dies." ”

"Lu Bu is brave, the world knows it, but there are also elite people under the command of this official, as long as the Xuzhou army is defeated, Yuan Shu is not to worry about."

The generals who originally belonged to Cao Cao were okay, they had confidence in Cao Cao, but many generals in the Yanzhou army looked a little unnatural.

"What is Lu Bu afraid of, the last general is willing to lead a large army and take Lu Bu's head and present it to the state pastor." One of the generals shouted loudly.

Everyone regarded it as Xu Chu, a fierce general under Cao Cao.

"Zhong Kang has the courage of ten thousand people, and with Zhong Kang by his side, why can't he defeat Lu Buye." Cao Cao laughed.

After coming to Yanzhou, Cao Cao took the opportunity to recruit many fierce generals, and Xu Chu was one of them.

"In my old man's opinion, that Lu Bu is not worth mentioning." Dian Wei came out of the way.

Dian Wei is nearly nine feet tall, with an iron tower-like figure, giving people a strong oppression, and is now Cao Cao's personal guard commander, responsible for protecting Cao Cao's safety.

The generals in the tent seemed to be encouraged, and they asked for battle, and it was a lot more lively for a while.

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, if the generals in the army could not have high morale when facing Lu Bu, let alone the soldiers below, I have to say that Lu Bu left a bad reputation in Yanzhou, Liu Dai fought with Lu Bu twice, both ended in failure, not only caused serious losses to the officers and soldiers in the army, but also compensated Lu Bu a lot of materials.

Even now, Liu Dai owes Lu Bu the materials and has not paid them off, which is a shame for Yanzhou.

"Xiahoudun and Xu Chu listen to the order, this official orders the two of you to lead the elite 5,000 to meet the Xuzhou vanguard army, and be sure to defeat the enemy vanguard." Cao Cao said.

"Whoa." Xiahoudun and Xu Chu hugged their fists.

Although Xu Chu entered Cao Cao's account for a short time, his martial arts won the recognition of Cao's generals, and he heard a lot of things in the army about how fierce Lu Bu was on the battlefield, and his heart inevitably bred dissatisfaction, he had absolute confidence in his martial arts, and he asked himself to win against Lu Bu.

The battlefield is an important place for a military general to reflect his own value, and if Lu Bu is killed, Xu Chu's name will definitely be able to shock the world.

In the face of such a temptation, it is not something that ordinary generals can refuse, and now such an opportunity is in front of Xu Chu, defeating the vanguard army of Xuzhou is just a beginning for Xu Chu.